Christine Lampard and her husband Frank recently shared their joy at expecting their first baby in September.
The couple announced the news five months into Christine’s pregnancy. Up until then, the presenter has been hiding her bump under floaty dresses, with her hands often strategically placed over her belly in Instagram shots.
But now the news has been made public, the 39-year-old has proudly showed off her bump in a new Instagram image.
The selfie shows Christine reclined in a stripy dress with her blossoming bump unmissable as she cradles it with her hand.
Her former Chelsea and England footballer husband leans into the shot with a beaming smile on his face as the couple enjoy an evening out at the show Mrs Brown’s Boys.
“Me, the bump and the hubby watching @mrs.brownsboysofficial,” Christine captioned the picture.
Hundreds of Christine’s followers commented on the snap to compliment the mum-to-be’s appearance and wish the couple well for the future.
“Looking just swell Mrs L,” one wrote.
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“Baby bump is certainly growing, so lovely, congratulations to you both,” said another.
“Lovely bump,” wrote a third, while a fourth said: “Bump looking good.”
Frank and Christine announced a fortnight ago that they are expecting after keeping the news under wraps for longer than most couples do.
“We have some exciting news we wanted to share with you. The Lampard family is growing! My gorgeous wife @christinelampard is pregnant and we all couldn’t be happier!!” Frank wrote alongside a picture of the couple, their dog, and Frank’s daughters, Isla and Luna from his first marriage.
Christine shared the same family snap writing: “The Lampard family are expanding!! I feel SO excited, nervous and grateful! The list of emotions is endless.”
She then went on Lorraine where she told the host why they’d kept their happy news secret.
“As anyone who goes through this [knows], you can’t help being a bit anxious. And I’m a bit superstitious, to be honest, as well. I kind of thought, ‘let’s get to the big scan and be told hopefully everything is okay so far’,” she said.
“I was just really tentative about announcing something and then maybe something happening,” she added.
“Of course, we know that can happen at any stage, but I did want to try to get as far as I could – and telling the girls [husband Frank’s daughters] and everything else.”
This week Christine compared bumps with guest Giovanna Fletcher, who is expecting her third baby with husband Tom from McFly, as she stood in for host Lorraine.
Christine admitted she wished she could have been as “inventive” with their pregnancy announcement as the Fletchers had been. They created a video of the family making a snowman with their latest scan picture attached to the belly when they shared their news on social media in March.
It’s not just a new baby Christine and Frank have got to look forward to this year after it was also announced this week that Frank has a new job.
The 39-year-old will take on his first management role for Derby County Football Club.
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He confirmed the news after months of speculation over his next career move.
“I’m excited to confirm my first move into management with @dcfcofficial, a club with such huge tradition and history,” he wrote on Instagram alongside a picture of himself in their ground.
Proud Christine re-posted the same image as the couple prepare for an exciting year ahead!